"Mukul S. Anand Mukul S. Anand (11 October 1951 – 7 September 1997) was an Indian film director and producer. He was the nephew of veteran film scriptwriter Inder Raj Anand and cousin of actor and director Tinnu Anand. Mukul S. Anand made his debut as a director with the suspense thriller ""Kanoon Kya Karega"" (1984), which was inspired by the Hollywood film ""Cape Fear"". His second film ""Aitbaar"" (1985) was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's classic ""Dial M for Murder"". The film that first gained him recognition was the epic film ""Sultanat"" (1986), which brought together real-life father and son"
"Inside Film Awards and the director Michael James Rowland was nominated in the Best Director (Telemovie) category in the 2009 Australian Directors Guild Awards. The film follows the final days of Irish convict and bushranger Alexander Pearce's life as he awaits execution. In 1824 the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land is little more than a living hell. Chained to a wall in the darkness of a cell under Hobart Gaol, Pearce is visited by Father Philip Conolly, the parish priest of the fledgling colony and a fellow Irishman. Pearce wishes to tell the priest his recollection of the"
"the 2002 Dinard British Film Festival, and won a Cymru Award at the 2003 BAFTA Awards, Wales. Plots with a View Plots with a View, released internationally as Undertaking Betty, is a 2002 British dark comedy written by Frederick Ponzlov, directed by Nick Hurran, starring Brenda Blethyn, Robert Pugh, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts, Lee Evans and Christopher Walken. The film began filming in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales in 2002, and was released in the U.S. on 12 November 2005, with a DVD release on 7 March 2006. Boris Plots is director of Plots Funeral Home in the fictional Welsh village of"
"writer and director, working near the top of his game."" Lean on Pete Lean on Pete is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, based on the novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin. It stars Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel and Steve Buscemi, and follows a 15-year-old boy who begins to work at a stable and befriends an ailing racehorse. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress by Charlie Plummer. It was released"
"Lean on Pete Lean on Pete is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, based on the novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin. It stars Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel and Steve Buscemi, and follows a 15-year-old boy who begins to work at a stable and befriends an ailing racehorse. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress by Charlie Plummer. It was released in the United States on 6 April 2018, by A24,"
"& Plot"", a 2004 TV miniseries, with Robert Carlyle as King James and Michael Fassbender as Guy Fawkes. On 22 October 2014, BBC Two broadcast ""Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot"" written/produced/directed by Adam Kemp. The story is a dramatization, using the actual words of Thomas Wintour (Jamie Thomas King), Guy Fawkes and state interrogators, of the events from Wintour's recruitment of both Fawkes and his own brother to his capture on 8 November and of the final days of the conspirators after 5/11. The plot and the rhyme were referenced in the BBC ""Sherlock"" episode ""The Empty Hearse"" aired"
"Plots with a View Plots with a View, released internationally as Undertaking Betty, is a 2002 British dark comedy written by Frederick Ponzlov, directed by Nick Hurran, starring Brenda Blethyn, Robert Pugh, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts, Lee Evans and Christopher Walken. The film began filming in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales in 2002, and was released in the U.S. on 12 November 2005, with a DVD release on 7 March 2006. Boris Plots is director of Plots Funeral Home in the fictional Welsh village of Wrottin Powys. His rival Frank Featherbed, an American, is determined to revolutionise the undertaking business in Britain"
"nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Jordan also won the 2007 IFTA for Best Director and Jordan and McCabe took home the Best Script IFTA. Breakfast on Pluto (film) Breakfast on Pluto is a 2005 British-Irish comedy-drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan and based on the novel of the same name by Patrick McCabe, as adapted by Jordan and McCabe. The film stars Cillian Murphy as a transgender foundling searching for love and her long-lost mother in small town Ireland and London in the 1970s."
"by Nugroho tends to lack believability. Sylviana Hamdani of ""The Jakarta Globe"" describes his dialogue as poetic. Nugroho also mixes historical footage with staged scenes in several of his movies, including ""Surat Untuk Bidadari"" and ""Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja"". Nugroho's debut film ""Cinta dalam Sepotong Roti"" garnered six Citra award nominations (Best Director, Best Movie, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Artistic Scenes and Best Cinematography) at the Indonesian Film Festival (IFF); Nugroho was selected as the Best Young Director at the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Seoul the next year. His next movie, ""Surat untuk Bidadari"" (""Letter for an"
"Farren Blackburn Farren Blackburn is a British film and television director and screenwriter. His work includes Netflix's young adult love story, ""The Innocents"", the psychological thriller 'Shut In"" starring Naomi Watts, Netflix/Marvel's ""Daredevil"", ""Iron Fist"" and ""The Defenders"". As a young man he was on the books of Cambridge United Football Club and represented England at youth level. He has adapted John Richardson's golfing novel ""Dream On"" into a film script and will begin shooting that early in 2013.<ref name=""http://www1.skysports.com/golf/news/12177/7422903/Dream-On-the-film""></ref> He directed ""The Fades"" for which he received a BAFTA for best Drama Series. He also directed the Golden Globe"
"an unnamed Philip K. Dick novel. Josh Boone (director) Josh Boone (born April 5, 1979) is an American screenwriter and film director. He directed and wrote his own first film, ""Stuck in Love"" and he is perhaps best known for directing the film ""The Fault in Our Stars"", based on John Green's break-out novel. Boone wrote and directed his first film, ""Stuck in Love"", which premièred in September 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It began a limited theatrical release in the United States in July 2013. In February of the same year, Boone was hired to direct the"
"Alan Parker Sir Alan William Parker (born 14 February 1944) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. Parker's early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and directing films. Parker is noted for having a wide range of filmmaking styles and working in differing genres. He has directed musicals, including ""Bugsy Malone"" (1976), ""Fame"" (1980), ""Pink Floyd – The Wall"" (1982), ""The Commitments"" (1991) and ""Evita"" (1996); true-story dramas, including ""Midnight Express"" (1978),"
"In the Heart of the Sea (film) In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 adventure-drama film directed and produced by Ron Howard and written by Charles Leavitt. It is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's non-fiction book of the same name, about the sinking of the American whaling ship ""Essex"" in 1820, an event that inspired the novel ""Moby-Dick"". An international co-production between the United States and Spain, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson. The film premiered in New York City on December 7, 2015, and was released in cinemas"
"Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having ""the Lubitsch touch"". Among his best known works are ""Trouble in Paradise"", ""Ninotchka"", ""The Shop Around the Corner"" and ""To Be or Not to Be"". In 1946, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture. Ernst Lubitsch was born on January 29, 1892 in"
"Arts and worked there as a teaching assistant in the 1970s. Academy Award for Best Cinematography (For episode ""The War Between The Classes"") Robert Elswit Robert Christopher Elswit, (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has had multiple Oscar, BAFTA and Independent Spirit nominations for several films, including winning for ""There Will Be Blood"" (2007). Elswit frequently works with directors Paul Thomas Anderson and George Clooney. Elswit was born in California. An early short film he worked on was a 1982 TV adaptation of the Ray Bradbury short story ""All Summer in a Day"". He began his career"
"The Art of Racing in the Rain (film) The Art of Racing in the Rain is an upcoming American comedy drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Mark Bomback. The film stars Milo Ventimiglia and Amanda Seyfried. In July 2009, Universal Pictures bought the film rights to the prize-winning novel ""The Art of Racing in the Rain"" for Patrick Dempsey to star in. The project has not been able to find a director. After the project came to a halt with Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios acquired the rights in January 2016. The film adaptation was to be"
"archive to the BFI National Archive. Alan Parker Sir Alan William Parker (born 14 February 1944) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. Parker's early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and directing films. Parker is noted for having a wide range of filmmaking styles and working in differing genres. He has directed musicals, including ""Bugsy Malone"" (1976), ""Fame"" (1980), ""Pink Floyd – The Wall"" (1982), ""The Commitments"" (1991) and ""Evita"" (1996);"
"Butterfly on a Wheel Butterfly on a Wheel (US: Shattered, Europe: Desperate Hours) is a 2007 British–Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Mike Barker, co-produced and written by William Morrissey, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, and Maria Bello. The film's title is an allusion to a line of Alexander Pope's poem ""Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot"": ""Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?"" The line is usually interpreted as questioning why someone would put great effort into achieving something minor or unimportant, or who would punish a minor offender with a disproportional punishment. Chicago residents Neil Randall (Gerard Butler) and"
"In the Heart of a Fool In the Heart of a Fool is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan. It is based on a novel by William Allen White. As described in a film magazine, in a small town lives Dr. Harvey Nesbit (Burton), who knows of the scandals of the community. His daughter Laura (Thurman) loves Grant Adams (Kirkwood), the editor of the local newspaper. Margaret Muller (Nilsson) arrives in town to teach at the school and takes lodging at Grant's mother's house. She desires to dethrone Laura as a social leader, and decides to"
"I plan to begin a process of making one personal movie after another and if something leads me back to look at that, which I'm sure it might, I'll see what makes sense to me."" Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and film composer. He was a central figure in the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. After directing ""The Rain People"" (1969), he co-wrote the 1970 film ""Patton"", earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Edmund H. North. His directorial prominence was cemented with"
"include ""Nativity"", ""Pimp"", ""Killer Bitch"", ""I against I"" and ""The Landlord"". He made his directorial debut with the comedy ""On the Ropes"" in 2011, he also wrote the script and played the lead role of Keith Kraft. Several critics were complimentary about his acting and directing. In reference to his lead role, Mark Boosey, The British Comedy Guide editor, wrote, ""This monstrous egocentric 'plonker' carries many of the film's best lines and set pieces, and is played very well by the film's creator, Mark Noyce"". Britflicks critic Zachary Cooke said ""films that are starring, written and directed by the same"
"Inception Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan, and co-produced by Emma Thomas. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious, and is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast additionally includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. After the 2002 completion of ""Insomnia"", Nolan presented to Warner Bros. a written 80-page treatment"
"Needle in a Timestack Needle in a Timestack is an upcoming science fiction film written and directed by John Ridley. It is based on the short story by Robert Silverberg. A marriage is challenged when a traveller gets involved in their lives. It was announced in April 2017 that John Ridley would write and direct the project, with Miramax set to distribute. Miramax was no longer involved in the project by June 2018, with Bron Studios taking the project over. Leslie Odom Jr., Freida Pinto, Cynthia Erivo, Orlando Bloom and Jadyn Wong were cast that same month. Filming began in"
"Gorman Bechard Gorman Bechard (born March 15, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and novelist best known for his independent feature films ""Psychos in Love,"" ""Friends (with benefits),"" and ""You Are Alone""; his four rock documentaries ""Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements,"" ""What Did You Expect? The Archers of Loaf Live at Cat's Cradle,"" """", and ""Who is Lydia Loveless?""; his animal welfare documentary ""A Dog Named Gucci""; and his debut novel ""The Second Greatest Story Ever Told"". Bechard was born in Waterbury, Connecticut to Gorman ""Gary"" E. Bechard Jr., a bar and restaurant entrepreneur, and Lucille"
"Ryan Murphy (writer) Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Murphy is best known for creating/co-creating/producing a number of successful television series, including the FX medical drama ""Nip/Tuck"" (2003–10), the Fox musical comedy-drama ""Glee"" (2009–15), the FX anthology series ""American Horror Story"" (2011–present), ""American Crime Story"" (2016–present), and ""Feud"" (2017) and the Fox procedural drama ""9-1-1"" (2018–present). He is also known for directing the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir ""Eat, Pray, Love"" and the 2014 HBO film adaptation of Larry Kramer's ""The Normal Heart"", which earned a Primetime Emmy Award"
"Brian McDonald (screenwriter) Brian Keith McDonald (born February 18, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director, teacher, goalkeeper for Manchester city and author, who lives in the state of Washington. McDonald is best known for playing In goal for Annan athletic and Manchester city, also the books ""Invisible Ink"", ""The Golden Theme"" and ""Ink Spots"", and for the short film ""White Face"". Brian McDonald was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on February 18, 1965. He was named after his mother's favorite actor, Brian Keith. He has two younger brothers and a younger sister. McDonald lived in Denver, Colorado until the age"
"Walter Murch Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor and sound designer. With a career stretching back to 1969, including work on ""Apocalypse Now"", ""The Godfather I"", ""II"", and ""III"", ""American Graffiti"", ""The Conversation"", and ""The English Patient"", with three Academy Award wins (from nine nominations: six for picture editing and three for sound mixing), he has been referred to as ""the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema."" Murch was born in New York City, New York, the son of Katharine (née Scott) and Canadian-born Walter Tandy Murch (1907–1967), a"
"headstone is revealed: Marshal Jim Duncan—Rest in Peace. Eastwood reportedly liked the offbeat quality of the film's original nine-page proposal, and approached Universal with the idea of directing it. Under a joint production between Malpaso and Universal, the original screenplay was written by Ernest Tidyman, who had won a Best Screenplay Oscar for ""The French Connection"". Tidyman's screenplay was inspired by the real-life murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens in 1964, which eyewitnesses reportedly stood by and watched. Holes in the plot were filled in with black humor and allegory, influenced by Sergio Leone. An uncredited rewrite of the script"
"Tim Minear Timothy P. Minear () (born October 29, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He has been nominated for four Emmy Awards (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017) for his role as an executive producer on ""American Horror Story"" and ""Feud"". He was born in New York City, grew up in Whittier, California, and studied film at California State University, Long Beach. Minear was an assistant director on the film ""Platoon"", and wrote episodes for several television series including ""The X-Files"", ""Zorro"", and """". He later wrote, executive-produced, and directed episodes of ""Strange World"", ""Angel"", ""Firefly"", ""Wonderfalls"", and ""The Inside"""
"Patton (film) Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates and Karl Michael Vogler. It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, who based their screenplay on the biography ""Patton: Ordeal and Triumph"" by Ladislas Farago and Omar Bradley's memoir ""A Soldier's Story"". The film was shot in 65 mm Dimension 150 by cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp and has a music score by Jerry Goldsmith. ""Patton"" won seven Academy Awards,"
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"tale of female heroism in the early 19th century. Gareth Unwin Gareth Ellis-Unwin (born Gareth Unwin, 20 February 1972) is a British film producer best known for producing the 2010 film ""The King's Speech"", for which he won an Academy Award for Best Picture. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Bedlam Productions. Growing up in Slough, Berkshire, Unwin attended Herschel Grammar School. He worked part-time at Pinewood Studios. After graduating from Ravensbourne College, Gareth rose quickly through the ranks to be assistant director and production manager for a number of drama and documentary projects. His first feature film"
"Boots Plata Boots Plata (August 17, 1943 – November 2, 2011) was a Filipino movie director and writer. Born Marcelino Victoriano in Quezon City. Plata, who directed the 1999 blockbuster film ""Isusumbong Kita Sa Tatay Ko"" featuring Fernando Poe Jr. and Judy Ann Santos, had requested to be cremated. He had also asked for his ashes to be scattered in the Pasig River, according to long-time friend, showbiz columnist Ethel Ramos. ""Many are wondering why he chose the Pasig River; he must have had good memories of the place. Before he died, he also told his wife Dolor not to"